US 11,723,528 B1
Retraction systems, assemblies, and devices
Ziv Seemann, Beit Ytzhack (IL); Dor Kopito, Kibbutz Parod (IL); Jaffar Hleihil, Zichron Yaakov (IL); Nimrod Dori, Atlit (IL); and Ron Visbrot, Hadera (IL)
Assigned to Mazor Robotics Ltd., Caesarea (IL)
Filed by Mazor Robotics Ltd., Caesarea (IL)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,945.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/32 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0206 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retraction system comprising:
a retraction assembly configured to move an end unit of a robot between a first state and a second state, the retraction assembly having a housing configured to receive the end unit and an opening through which the end unit extends;
a processor; and
a memory storing data for processing by the processor, the data, when processed, causes the processor to:
receive a first signal indicating a working condition that correlates to the end unit in condition for use;
generate a first instruction to move the end unit from the second state to the first state; and
cause the retraction assembly to move the end unit from the second state to the first state based on receiving the first signal indicating the working condition and the first instruction;
wherein the end unit is held in the first state when the first signal is being received and the retraction assembly moves the end unit from the first state to the second state when the first signal is not received, and
wherein the end unit extends through the opening and from the housing when in the first state and retracts inside of the housing and is enclosed in the housing when in the second state.